I installed last version of Xampp in Ubuntu 10.10, but PHP that include was not useful for me, because I need to test some scripts using PHP 5.1.6. For this, I've installed Xampp for Linux 1.5.4. Sadly, Apache seems not to work. I've tried to unistall and reinstall, inluding some different versions like Xampp 1.5.5 and 1.5.5a with same results.

but if I use /opt/lampp/lampp status I receive:Version: XAMPP for Linux 1.5.5aApache is not running.MySQL is running.ProFTPD is running.

Trying to reload apache returns a "XAMPP: Apache isn't running..." message. Obviously, if I try to access to localhost I obtain a "404, not found". I tried another thing: to install Apache2 via Synaptic and then I obtain a message like "another daemon is running", so I decided to unistall it.

Linux/Unix is just another learning curve. Its just flatly different, and at the OS level - there aren't many good analogies. And each 'family' of distros work differently (at a utility and desktop level) and 'keep stuff' in differnt places. So its best to find one family you want to follow.

It looks like you may have found your problem though (the extra instance of Apache).

The good news is that (other than installing and upgrading) PHP, MySQL and Apache pretty much work the same under Windows or Linux, so much of your experience is not lost.

When I went back to using Linux after some time off, I set up a machine and forced myself to work on it as a desktop. I've been using Unix since the 80's, and its little brother off and on for the past 10-12 years. If you don't use it all the time, it just slips away.

JonB wrote:It looks like you may have found your problem though (the extra instance of Apache).

Thanks JonB, but I solved only the error "another daemon is running". But main problem, Apache not running, it's still there and I don't know what to do

Anyway, it's hard to use Linux after using Windows for nearly 20 years, but really amazing. The problem (for me) it's the lack of some kind of software (Adobe suite, Microsoft Office and games). I know there exists free alternatives like Gimp or LibreOffice, but it's clear that this kind of Windows programs are better than the Linux ones.But we are now off topic...